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`15/329,315
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`01/26/2017
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`Masanobu KUBOSHIMA
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`HOKUP0345WOUS
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`MARK D. SARALINO (PAN)
`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
`1621 EUCLID AVENUE
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`CLEVELAND, OH 441 15
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`BAXTEK BRIAN K
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`ART UNIT
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`05/14/2019
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`ELECTRONIC
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`0/7709 A0170” Summary
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`Application No.
`15/329,315
`Examiner
`BRIAN K BAXTER
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`Applicant(s)
`KUBOSHIMA etal.
`Art Unit
`AIA (FITF) Status
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`Status
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`1). Responsive to communication(s) filed on 26 January 2017.
`[:1 A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`2a)D This action is FINAL.
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`3)[:] An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
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`4)[:] Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under Expat/7e Quay/e, 1935 CD. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims*
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`1—18 is/are pending in the application.
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`5a) Of the above claim(s) 2 is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`is/are allowed.
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`Claim(s) 1 and 3—18 is/are rejected.
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`E] Claim(s) _ is/are objected to.
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`Application Papers
`10):] The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
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`11). The drawing(s) filed on 26 January 2017 is/are: a). accepted or b)C] objected to by the Examiner.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
`12). Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`2.
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`The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 26 January 2017 was
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`filed on the mailing date of this present application. The submission is in compliance
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`with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is
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`being considered by the examiner.
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`Drawings
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`The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show
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`every feature of the invention specified in the claims. Claims 6 and 11-13 recites
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`“wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage diving circuit”. Applicant’s published
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`application [0023] states that (4), which consist of R3 and R4 as shown in fig. 1A, is the
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`voltage dividing circuit, which is shown not part of the control circuit (3). Therefore, the
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`voltage dividing circuit must be shown or the feature canceled from the claims. No
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`new matter should be entered.
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`Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121 (d) are required in
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`reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended
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`replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate
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`prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure
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`number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing
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`figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement
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`sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and
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`appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings
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`for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the
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`renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing
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`date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet”
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`or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121 (d).
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`If the changes are not accepted by the
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`examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in
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`the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
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`Claim Objections
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`4.
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`Claims 1, 3-5, 9, and 10 are objected to because of the following informalities:
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`In Claim 1, line 7, “the voltage”, should be --the voltage between both ends of the
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`series circuit--.
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`In Claim 1, line 13, “the voltage”, should be --the voltage at a connection point
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`between the primary coil and the capacitor--.
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`In Claim 1, line 15, “the frequency”, should be --the frequency by which the
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`switching circuit performs alternating operation for alternating the direction of the
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`voltage--.
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`In Claim 3, line 2, “the alternation operation”, should be --the alternating
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`operation for alternating the direction of the voltage--.
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`In Claim 4, lines 2 and 3, “the alternation operation”, should be --the alternating
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`operation for alternating the direction of the voltage--.
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`In Claim 5, line 2, “the frequency”, should be --the frequency by which the
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`switching circuit performs alternating operation for alternating the direction of the
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`voltage--.
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`In Claim 9, line 2, “the alternation operation”, should be --the alternating
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`operation for alternating the direction of the voltage--.
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`In Claim 10, line 2, “the alternation operation”, should be --the alternating
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`operation for alternating the direction of the voltage--.
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`Appropriate correction is required.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 1 12
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
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`(b) CONCLUSION—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly
`pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor
`regards as the invention.
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`5.
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`Claims 1, 5-8, 13, and 16-17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b), as being
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`indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which
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`the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
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`Regarding Claim 1, the limitation “wherein the control circuit is configured to
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`increase the frequency, when determining that the current flowing through the primary
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`coil is in the phase delay state immediately before changed from the phase delay state
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`to the phase advance state” recited on lines 15-17 is unclear. This limitation is unclear
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`because it is not clear what the control circuit is configured to do when determining that
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`the current flowing through the primary coil is not in the phase delay state.
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`Regarding Claims 5-8, 13, and 16-17, Claims 5-8, 13, and 16-17 depend from
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`Claim 1 and are rejected for the reasons stated above.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`the same under either status.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having
`ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be
`negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`6.
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`Claims 1, 3-5, and 9-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Oosumi etal. US 2016/0079951, in view of Uchida ef al. US 2016/0211704.
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`Regarding Claim 1, Oosumi teaches a power feeding device, comprising:
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`a series circuit including a primary coil (16, fig. 1) and a capacitor (15, fig. 1)
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`connected in series with each other;
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`a switching circuit (12, fig. 1) configured to alternate a direction of a voltage
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`between both ends of the series circuit; and
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`a control circuit (13 and 14, fig. 1) configured to control a frequency by which the
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`switching circuit performs alternating operation for alternating the direction of the
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`voflage,
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`the power feeding device being configured to supply power from the primary coil
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`to a secondary coil (29, fig. 1) of a power receiving device in a non-contact manner, and
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`the control circuit being configured to:
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`measure a voltage at a connection point between the primary coil and the
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`capacitor (refer to [0027]). Oosumi teaches a control circuit which controls the
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`frequency of the switching circuit however is silent regarding the control circuit
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`determining, based on a phase of the voltage, whether current flowing through the
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`primary coil is in a phase advance state or a phase delay state, wherein the control
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`circuit is configured to increase the frequency, when determining that the current flowing
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`through the primary coil is in the phase delay state immediately before changed from
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`the phase delay state to the phase advance state.
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`Uchida teaches a control circuit which controls the frequency of the switching
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`circuit however is silent regarding the control circuit determining, based on a phase of
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`the voltage, whether current flowing through the primary coil is in a phase advance state
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`or a phase delay state, wherein the control circuit is configured to increase the
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`frequency, when determining that the current flowing through the primary coil is in the
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`phase delay state immediately before changed from the phase delay state to the phase
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`advance state (14, fig. 7 and refer to [0089], [0096] and [0006]), which improves the
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`efficiency of power being transferred.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the controller as taught by Uchida
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`with the power feeding device of Oosumi in order to achieve the advantage of improving
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`the efficiency of power being transferred.
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`Regarding Claim 3, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 1 above and further teaches wherein the control circuit is configured
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`to stop the alternating operation, when determining that the current flowing through the
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`primary coil is in the phase advance state (refer to [0027] of Oosumi and to [0089],
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`[0096] and [0006] of Uchica).
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`Regarding Claim 4, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 1 above and further teaches wherein the control circuit is configured
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`to temporarily stop the alternating operation and then restart the alternating operation by
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`a predetermined frequency, when determining that the current flowing through the
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`primary coil is in the phase advance state (refer to [0027] of Oosumi and to [0089],
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`[0096] and [0006] of Uchica).
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`Regarding Claim 5, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 1 above and further teaches wherein the control circuit is configured
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`to adjust the frequency so that an absolute value of a phase difference is made closer to
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`zero, when determining that the current flowing through the primary coil is in the phase
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`delay state, the phase difference being a difference between phases of: an output
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`voltage of the switching circuit; and the current flowing through the primary coil (refer to
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`[0027] of Oosumi and to [0089], [0096] and [0006] of Uchica).
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`Regarding Claim 9, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 3 above and further teaches wherein the control circuit is configured
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`to stop the alternating operation, when determining that the current flowing through the
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`primary coil is in the phase advance state (refer to [0027] of Oosumi and to [0089],
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`[0096] and [0006] of Uchica).
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`Regarding Claim 10, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 4 above and further teaches wherein the control circuit is configured
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`to stop the alternating operation, when determining that the current flowing through the
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`primary coil is in the phase advance state (refer to [0027] of Oosumi and to [0089],
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`[0096] and [0006] of Uchica).
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`7.
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`Claims 6-8 and 11-18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Oosumi etal. US 2016/0079951, in view of Uchida etal. US 2016/0211704, and in
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`further view of Tanifuji et al. US 2011/0115456.
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`Regarding Claim 6, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 1, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage
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`dividing circuit configured to divide the voltage at the connection point between the
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`primary coil and the capacitor.
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`Tanifuji teaches wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage dividing circuit (1,
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`fig.
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`1 and refer to [0036]-[0041]) configured to divide the voltage at the connection point
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`between the primary coil and the capacitor, which reduces the voltage being detected.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the voltage divider as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of reducing the voltage being detected.
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`Regarding Claim 7, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 1, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises: a
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`comparator having a first terminal into which a first voltage, as the voltage, at the
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`connection point between the primary coil and the capacitor or a second voltage
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`obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a second terminal into which a
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`prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator being configured to output a
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`voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the second voltage input into
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`the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the prescribed reference voltage;
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`and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the first voltage or the second
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`voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first voltage or the second voltage to
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`be input into the first terminal is made equal to or higher than ground.
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`Tanifuji teaches a comparator (EA, fig. 1) having a first terminal into which a first
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`voltage, as the voltage, at the connection point between the primary coil and the
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`capacitor or a second voltage obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a
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`second terminal into which a prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator
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`being configured to output a voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the
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`second voltage input into the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the
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`prescribed reference voltage; and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the
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`first voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first
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`voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal is made equal to or
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`higher than ground (refer to [0036]—[0041]), which provides feedback to improve
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`efficiency of power being transferred.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the comparator as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of providing feedback to improve efficiency of power being
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`transferred.
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`Regarding Claim 8, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 1, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises: a
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`comparator having a first terminal into which a first voltage, as the voltage, at the
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`connection point between the primary coil and the capacitor or a second voltage
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`obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a second terminal into which a
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`prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator being configured to output a
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`voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the second voltage input into
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`the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the prescribed reference voltage;
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`and a second voltage control circuit configured to control the first voltage or the second
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`voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first voltage or the second voltage to
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`be input into the first terminal is made equal to or lower than a second reference voltage
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`that is different from the prescribed reference voltage.
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`Tanifuji teaches a comparator (EA, fig. 1) having a first terminal into which a first
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`voltage, as the voltage, at the connection point between the primary coil and the
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`capacitor or a second voltage obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a
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`second terminal into which a prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator
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`being configured to output a voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the
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`second voltage input into the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the
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`prescribed reference voltage; and a second voltage control circuit configured to control
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`the first voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first
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`voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal is made equal to or lower
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`than a second reference voltage that is different from the prescribed reference voltage
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`(refer to [0036]—[0041]), which provides feedback to improve efficiency of power being
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`transferred.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the comparator as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of providing feedback to improve efficiency of power being
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`transferred.
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`Regarding Claim 11, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 3, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage
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`dividing circuit configured to divide the voltage at the connection point between the
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`primary coil and the capacitor.
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`Tanifuji teaches wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage dividing circuit (1,
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`fig.
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`1 and refer to [0036]—[0041]) configured to divide the voltage at the connection point
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`between the primary coil and the capacitor, which reduces the voltage being detected.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the voltage divider as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of reducing the voltage being detected.
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`Regarding Claim 12, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 4, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage
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`dividing circuit configured to divide the voltage at the connection point between the
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`Tanifuji teaches wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage dividing circuit (1,
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`fig.
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`1 and refer to [0036]—[0041]) configured to divide the voltage at the connection point
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`between the primary coil and the capacitor, which reduces the voltage being detected.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the voltage divider as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of reducing the voltage being detected.
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`Regarding Claim 13, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 5, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage
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`dividing circuit configured to divide the voltage at the connection point between the
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`primary coil and the capacitor.
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`Tanifuji teaches wherein the control circuit comprises a voltage dividing circuit (1,
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`fig.
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`1 and refer to [0036]—[0041]) configured to divide the voltage at the connection point
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`between the primary coil and the capacitor, which reduces the voltage being detected.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the voltage divider as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of reducing the voltage being detected.
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`Regarding Claim 14, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 3, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises: a
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`comparator having a first terminal into which a first voltage, as the voltage, at the
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`connection point between the primary coil and the capacitor or a second voltage
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`obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a second terminal into which a
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`prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator being configured to output a
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`voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the second voltage input into
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`the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the prescribed reference voltage;
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`and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the first voltage or the second
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`voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first voltage or the second voltage to
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`be input into the first terminal is made equal to or higher than ground.
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`Tanifuji teaches a comparator (EA, fig. 1) having a first terminal into which a first
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`voltage, as the voltage, at the connection point between the primary coil and the
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`capacitor or a second voltage obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a
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`second terminal into which a prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator
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`being configured to output a voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the
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`second voltage input into the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the
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`prescribed reference voltage; and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the
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`first voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first
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`voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal is made equal to or
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`higher than ground (refer to [0036]—[0041]), which provides feedback to improve
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`efficiency of power being transferred.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the comparator as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of providing feedback to improve efficiency of power being
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`transferred.
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`Application/Control Number: 15/329,315
`Art Unit: 2836
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`Regarding Claim 15, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 4, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises: a
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`comparator having a first terminal into which a first voltage, as the voltage, at the
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`connection point between the primary coil and the capacitor or a second voltage
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`obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a second terminal into which a
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`prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator being configured to output a
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`voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the second voltage input into
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`the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the prescribed reference voltage;
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`and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the first voltage or the second
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`voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first voltage or the second voltage to
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`be input into the first terminal is made equal to or higher than ground.
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`Tanifuji teaches a comparator (EA, fig. 1) having a first terminal into which a first
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`voltage, as the voltage, at the connection point between the primary coil and the
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`capacitor or a second voltage obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a
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`second terminal into which a prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator
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`being configured to output a voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the
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`second voltage input into the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the
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`prescribed reference voltage; and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the
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`first voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first
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`voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal is made equal to or
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`higher than ground (refer to [0036]—[0041]), which provides feedback to improve
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`efficiency of power being transferred.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the comparator as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of providing feedback to improve efficiency of power being
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`transferred.
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`Regarding Claim 16, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 5, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises: a
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`comparator having a first terminal into which a first voltage, as the voltage, at the
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`connection point between the primary coil and the capacitor or a second voltage
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`obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a second terminal into which a
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`prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator being configured to output a
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`voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the second voltage input into
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`the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the prescribed reference voltage;
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`and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the first voltage or the second
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`voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first voltage or the second voltage to
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`be input into the first terminal is made equal to or higher than ground.
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`Tanifuji teaches a comparator (EA, fig. 1) having a first terminal into which a first
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`voltage, as the voltage, at the connection point between the primary coil and the
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`capacitor or a second voltage obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a
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`second terminal into which a prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator
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`being configured to output a voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the
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`second voltage input into the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the
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`prescribed reference voltage; and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the
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`first voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first
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`voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal is made equal to or
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`higher than ground (refer to [0036]—[0041]), which provides feedback to improve
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`efficiency of power being transferred.
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to include the comparator as taught by
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`Tanifuji with the power feeding device of the combination of Oosumi and Uchida in order
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`to achieve the advantage of providing feedback to improve efficiency of power being
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`transferred.
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`Regarding Claim 17, the combination of Oosumi and Uchida teaches all of the
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`limitations of Claim 6, however is silent wherein the control circuit comprises: a
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`comparator having a first terminal into which a first voltage, as the voltage, at the
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`connection point between the primary coil and the capacitor or a second voltage
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`obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a second terminal into which a
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`prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator being configured to output a
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`voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the second voltage input into
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`the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the prescribed reference voltage;
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`and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the first voltage or the second
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`voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first voltage or the second voltage to
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`be input into the first terminal is made equal to or higher than ground.
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`Tanifuji teaches a comparator (EA, fig. 1) having a first terminal into which a first
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`voltage, as the voltage, at the connection point between the primary coil and the
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`capacitor or a second voltage obtained by dividing the first voltage is input, and a
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`second terminal into which a prescribed reference voltage is input, the comparator
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`being configured to output a voltage signal depending on whether the first voltage or the
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`second voltage input into the first terminal is more than, less than or equal to the
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`prescribed reference voltage; and a first voltage control circuit configured to control the
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`first voltage or the second voltage to be input into the first terminal so that the first
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`voltage or the second voltage to be input into